1. Antithrombotic therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: should we change our practice after the PIONEER AF-PCI and RE-DUAL PCI trials?

   • D. Duerschmied
   • J. Brachmann
   • Uwe Zeymer

   Critical Perspective 20 April 2018 Pages: 533 - 538

   

2. Treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with enhanced sympathetic tone by pulmonary vein isolation or pulmonary vein isolation and renal artery denervation: clinical background and study design

   • Mark R. de Jong
   • Annemiek F. Hoogerwaard
   • Arif Elvan

   Original Paper 27 February 2018 Pages: 539 - 547

   

3. Incidence and characteristics of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in Germany

   • Thorsten Kramm
   • Heinrike Wilkens
   • Karen M. Olsson

   Original Paper Open access 15 February 2018 Pages: 548 - 553

   

4. Impact of pannus formation on hemodynamic dysfunction of prosthetic aortic valve: pannus extent and its relationship to prosthetic valve motion and degree of stenosis

   • Hyun Jung Koo
   • Hojin Ha
   • Dong Hyun Yang

   Original Paper 19 February 2018 Pages: 554 - 564

   

5. Heart failure and the discrepancy between trials of intensive blood pressure management: an analysis of individual patient data

   • Rahul Aggarwal
   • Haares Mirzan
   • Jackson Steinkamp

   Original Paper 26 February 2018 Pages: 565 - 569

   

6. Safety and efficacy of persistent atrial fibrillation ablation using the second-generation cryoballoon

   • Kivanc Yalin
   • Amr Abdin
   • Roland Richard Tilz

   Original Paper 28 February 2018 Pages: 570 - 577

   

7. First experience with zero-fluoroscopic ablation for supraventricular tachycardias using a novel impedance and magnetic-field-based mapping system

   • Katie A. Walsh
   • Joseph Galvin
   • Gabor Szeplaki

   Original Paper Open access 23 February 2018 Pages: 578 - 585

   

8. Combined use of lung ultrasound, B-type natriuretic peptide, and echocardiography for outcome prediction in patients with acute HFrEF and HFpEF

   • Alberto Palazzuoli
   • Gaetano Ruocco
   • John G. Cleland

   Original Paper 12 March 2018 Pages: 586 - 596

   

9. Prognostic value of N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Takotsubo syndrome

   • Thomas Stiermaier
   • Francesco Santoro
   • Ingo Eitel

   Original Paper 19 April 2018 Pages: 597 - 606

   

10. Successful localization and ablation of a Mahaim potential using a high-resolution mapping catheter after a failed conventional ablation attempt

    • Patrick Lugenbiel
    • Panagiotis Xynogalos
    • Eberhard P. Scholz

    Letter to the Editors 12 March 2018 Pages: 607 - 610

    

11. Flow-mediated dilation, nitroglycerin-mediated dilation and their ratio predict successful renal denervation in mild resistant hypertension

    • Martin Steinmetz
    • Dominik Nelles
    • Nikos Werner

    Letter to the Editors 11 April 2018 Pages: 611 - 615